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The bootloader is started shortly after the device's basic checks and is responsible for loading the Android OS. It can be used to boot different rooms besides the stock firmware, if the bootloader is unlocked.

I am using Canvas Nitro A311. Today I edited the build.prop file. There I changed the line ro.product.model=Canvas Nitro A311 to ro.product.model=GT-I9505. Now, after reboot the device says "LAUNCHER ...

First of all, I am a newbie to Android. I am using Ubuntu Gnome 14.10 to run all the commads.
I am trying to unlock the bootloader of my Lenovo A536 (stock Android 4.4.2 aka KitKat). Here is what I ...

I have a device called "EXEQ SET": http://www.exeq.ru/produkcija/pristavki/os-android/set.html
It runs Android 4.1.1.
It is spitting out errors like this every other second, making the device almost ...

since I rooted my nexus I and couldn't make screenshots anymore. So I decided to go and check if I could fix it in Recovery mode. I couldn't find anything about it so i wanted to turn it back on. it ...

My phone somehow got stuck in a boot loop and I can't fix it. I don't know what to do. I cant get pass the start up animation no matter what I do.
I've tried the fast boot commands to flash and keep ...

So my friend tried installing a custom rom on his phone resulting in bricking it. He gave it to me to try to fix it.
The phone is a HTC Desire HD with physically broken volume buttons, so I can't get ...

After breaking CyanogenMod on my Nexus 5 I want to flash it with a factory image but all I get is:
fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-flounder-3.43.0.0114.img
sending 'bootloader' (2970 KB)...
OKAY ...

i have just been given a Samsung Galaxy S3 mini to flash, but i cant maintain the download mode, when i do the key combination (volume down + home + power) it simply flashes the download mode and gets ...

I had a problem with my Nexus 7 (2013, 2nd gen) tablet.
I restarted my tablet and when it was rebooting again, it showed "Google" logo and then stood there.
I wait it (around 20 minutes) but it did ...

I have a phone with an unlocked bootloader (Motorola Moto Maxx XT1225) but there's no custom recovery available for it yet.
Is there any way to get root/flash super su without a custom recovery?
Or ...

I have a Vodafone Smart 4 Turbo / Coolpad 8865U. I cannot find other means of rooting it and to be honest I don't trust most oneclickroot.apks. I am trying to root it manually but I cannot find a way ...

I understand a good bit of the ARM system architecture. you have an ARM system on chip containing the CPU, GPU, peripherial devices, baseband processor and both CPU and Radio firmware.
Supposedly the ...

i'm trying to unlock bootloader of my xperia z3 but i'm encountering problems. I followed the instructions on sony's site and i got to the point where i have to connect the phone in fastboot mode to ...

So .... I flashed the mantaray-lrx21p image from Nexus Factory Images on my Nexus 10 (16GB Wifi) and it's stuck in a bootloop.
No problem, I thought, I can get into fastboot and fix it, right? Maybe ...

I am working with a Gemini devices GEM1000 tablet, I have performed all the steps to get adb working, and the device shows up under 'adb devices' so I go to the bootloader with 'adb reboot bootloader' ...

This is a changed question from the original, since nobody seemed to have answered, found most of the answer on my own. As stated before, wanted to fix my userdata and fat area blocks after hacking ...

So I tried to root my nexus 7. I realized I done screwed up. However, when I looked for my SuperSU installed file in TWRP, I forgot to install it before hand, when I was at my bootloader, or before ...

So I have the following problem: I have a Nexus 7 2013 locked and un-rooted.
After turn it off the boot won't go after the Google logo.
I tried pretty much every solution founded online:
wipe cache ...

I am planning to upgrade my wife's Galaxy Ace II from 4.1.2 (the latest official firmware offered by Samsung, installed via Kies) to 4.4.4, which is available via http://novafusion.pl/downloads/ as ...

I have a Motorola Defy ('jordan') that I have just recently rooted. I would like to add a mod to it though as it is running on Android froyo still but my bootloader is locked so i'm not very sure how ...